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. 1979 Nov;9(11):906-9.
doi: 10.1002/eji.1830091113.

The fine specificity of regulatory T cells. IV. Idiotypic complementarity and antigen-bridging interactions in the anti-lysozyme response

The fine specificity of regulatory T cells. IV. Idiotypic complementarity and antigen-bridging interactions in the anti-lysozyme response

L Adorini et al. Eur J Immunol. 1979 Nov.

Abstract

The hen egg-white lysozyme (HEL)-specific B cells which are activated in response to HEL share a cross-reactive idiotype as well as submolecular specificity. Helper T cells of two different specificities are implicated in their optimal activation, one recognizing the idiotype and the other, an epitope on the HEL molecule opposite to the one recognized by B cells. Thus, efficient T-B collaboration involves both idiotypic complementary and antigen bridging.

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